Indy 500 inspires local clothing company and filmmaker

109th Running Of The Indianapolis 500 - Practice and Previews — Source: Justin Casterline / Getty

SPEEDWAY — Homefield Apparel founder Connor Hitchcock and ‘Hoosiers’ writer Angelo Pizzo both try to share Indiana’s culture with the world. They are now finding their creative fuel thanks to the Indianapolis 500.

Hitchcock and Pizzo shared the same suite on Gasoline Alley during practice Monday afternoon to attract investors for their projects. Homefield is based in Speedway and produces apparel for more than 200 colleges across America. They also design unique clothes for the Indy 500 which are licensed and sold inside of the speedway every year.

“We don’t make anything outside of collegiate products unless it’s Indianapolis specific,” Hitchcock said. “I go on campuses all the time and see our gear, but it means that much more when I see IMS gear all over the track.”

Pizzo is planning to write a movie entitled ‘First 500’, which will tell the story of the first Indianapolis 500 and its founder Carl Fisher.